Flowers: Wild and Otherwise – New Mexico Photo Journal

Queen Butterfly

July 16, 2026July 12, 2026 by Lisa Tannenbaum

A queen butterfly browses on spike verbena in the Sandia mountains.

May 24, 2026May 17, 2026 by Lisa Tannenbaum

One of the earliest prickly pear blossoms shows off its fine colors.

May 3, 2026 by Lisa Tannenbaum

A New Mexico locust blooms in Embudito Canyon, in the Sandias.

April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 by Lisa Tannenbaum

A recently reclassified butterfly, an Apache metalmark (formerly Mexican metalmark) browses on rose heath in the Sandia foothills.

July 4, 2026April 19, 2026 by Lisa Tannenbaum

Bulbous spring parsley growing wild, right out of the sand, in Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wash.

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